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(1) These Rules may be cited as the County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1999.
(2) In these Rules, a reference to an Order, Rule or Form by number is a reference to that Order, Rule or Form so numbered in the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981.
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In Order 1, Rule 1(1), for the words “and Order 30 Rule 3” there shall be substituted the words “, Order 30, Rule 3 and Order 52, Rule 17”.
3 
Order 8, Rule 3, shall be amended as follows—
(a) in paragraph (1) after the words “the plaintiff shall” there shall be inserted the words “subject to paragraph (1A) and”;
(b) after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following new paragraph—“
(1A) A certificate of readiness may not be delivered to the chief clerk until the expiry of 21 days following the date of service of the notice of intention to defend.”.
4 
Order 32 Part IIA shall be amended as follows—
(a) in paragraphs (1) and (3) of Rule 6B, for the word “juvenile” there shall be substituted the word “magistrates”;
(b) in paragraphs (1) and (5) of Rule 6C, for the word “juvenile” there shall be substituted the word “magistrates”.
5 
Order 52 shall be amended as follows—
(a) Rule 2 is hereby revoked;
(b) after Part V there shall be added the new Part VI set out in Schedule 1.
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(1) After Form 265 there shall be inserted the new Form 265A set out in Schedule 2.
(2) Forms 293 and 294 are hereby revoked.
We, the undersigned members of the County Court Rules Committee, having by virtue of the powers vested in us in this behalf made the foregoing Rules, do hereby certify the same under our hand and submit them to the Lord Chancellor accordingly.
A. R. Hart
Hilary Keegan
Barry Valentine
T. A. Burgess
James A. Agnew
Brian J. Stewart
Dated 25th February 1999.After consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, I allow these Rules which shall come into operation on 12th April 1999.
Irvine of Lairg, C.
Dated 16th March 1999.
SCHEDULE 1
Rule 5(b).
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Part VI
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In this Part “the Order” means the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
17 
Proceedings under Article 5 of the Order shall be commenced—
(a) in a county for the division in which the plaintiff resides or carries on business; or
(b) in a court for the division in which the defendant resides or carries on business.
18 
An application for the issue of a warrant for the arrest of the defendant under Article 5(3) of the Order shall—
(a) state that it is an application for the issue of a warrant for the arrest of the defendant;
(b) set out the grounds for making the application and be supported by an affidavit or evidence on oath;
(c) state whether the plaintiff has informed the police of the defendant’s conduct on which the application is grounded; and
(d) state whether, to the plaintiff’s knowledge, criminal proceedings are being pursued.
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A Warrant of Arrest issued in accordance with Article 5(3) of the Order shall be in Form 265A.
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The court before whom a person is brought following his arrest may—
(a) determine whether the facts and the circumstances which led to the arrest amounted to disobedience of the injunction, or
(b) adjourn the proceedings and, where such an order is made, the arrested person shall be released and—
(i) may be dealt with within 14 days of the day on which he was arrested; and
(ii) be given not less than 2 days' notice of the adjourned hearing.
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This Part shall apply to injunctions granted on or after the date of the commencement of this Part and injunctions granted before that date shall be treated as if this Part had not come into operation.”
SCHEDULE 2
Rule 6(1)
FORM 265A
IN THE COUNTY COURT for the Division of  By the  County Court Judge/Recorder.

To the Superintendent of the Royal Ulster Constabulary for  Division.

Whereas it is alleged that  of  has disobeyed an order made by the county court for the Division of  on the  day of  19 in the following respects (set out the breaches alleged):—

THIS IS THEREFORE TO COMMAND the said Superintendent of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, and he is hereby required, to cause the said  to be taken into custody and brought forthwith before this Court that he may be further dealt with according to law and for his so doing this shall be his sufficient Warrant.

By direction of the Judge of the Court for the aforesaid Division.

Dated this  day of  19.

Chief Clerk
